Amanda Norman's Life Circles
From Gothic horror photography to tarot reading and energy healing, Amanda Norman feels like her life has come full circle.
Through her various journals and services, Amanda can help you with maintaining good mental health and for the fans of her graveyard photography and portraits, she's back and loving it!
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Ingrid Pitt
Sadly, we lost Ingrid Pitt in November 2010, but her memory still lives on. I interviewed Ingrid back in 2002 for my old website ‘The Lair of the Shebitch‘, which was a site dedicated to vampires. I used to be known as LiaCarla back then, hence requesting Ingrid to sign…
Female Vampires of Hammer Horror
I find that even to this day, the cult films of Hammer Horror still inspire my horror photography work. Hammer Horror films of the late 50’s and early 70’s play their part in the history of the female vampire. They turned a feared vampire into what most of us imagine…
Ghosts in Cemeteries
A lot of people ask me if I’ve seen any ghosts or had any spooky experiences in cemeteries whilst taking photographs. I’ve had a couple of odd experiences, but I’m very sceptical. Some time ago while visiting Manchester Road Cemetery in Warrington, I had a very strong feeling that I…
St James Cemetery at Night
St James Cemetery in Liverpool is reported to be haunted, but that doesn’t scare me visiting it at night, especially when it’s shrouded in fog. When creating this post, I found out that it’s not only haunted by ghosts, but it is also home to a vampire that is also…
Kensal Green Cemetery
On a visit to London to see an exhibition of some of the late Sir Simon Marsden‘s beautiful photography at Green and Stone, I had to take the opportunity to visit one of London’s greatest cemeteries. Before I begin with showing you my photographs, I want to take this opportunity…
Churches of Powys
Wales has always been a favourite place of mine to visit and this latest trip was to a little place called Whitton in Powys. Why there I hear you ask? Our weekend break this time was centered on an available cottage at short notice and at a good price. We…
A Sign-Seeker by Thomas Hardy
There are lots of Graveyard Poems that I’ve recently started reading and the first one I’m going to share is by Thomas Hardy and is titled A Sign-Seeker. Graveyard Poets In the 18th Century, a number of English poets wrote about their theories of mortality and described the graveyard in glorious detail,…
Lydiate Abbey Hauntings
As part of my Haunted Liverpool project, I’m so pleased to bring you these photographs of Lydiate Abbey that is reported to be haunted. Ghosts of Lydiate Abbey Legend has it that you can hear the cries of children and babies that were sacrificed on these grounds and that there…
Ghosts of Hardwick Old Hall
In 1587, Bess of Hardwick began building Hardwick Old Hall, which is a beautiful and haunting example of a grand house from the Tudor period. If you visit it today, you can still see excellent examples of plaster ornament upon the walls. Ghosts of Hardwick Old Hall I’ve done a little bit…
Whitby Abbey
If you’re a fan of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, you simply must visit Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire and see it in all of its splendour. Whitby itself is also an amazing place to visit as it’s full of atmosphere with quirky shops that do sell the most beautiful of treasures….